Prince William, Kate Middleton celebrate Duchess Sophie's milestone birthday

Prince William and Kate Middleton showered love on Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, as she marks her milestone birthday today.

The Prince and Princess of Wales re-shared a Royal family post on the stories of their official Instagram account, featuring new photos of Prince Edward’s wife, as she turns 60.

“Wishing The Duchess of Edinburgh a very happy 60th birthday today!” the couple captioned the post. 

The post featured Sophie posing at the Bagshot Park with the Palace revealing that the Duchess has a “renewed sense of excitement and commitment to her work around gender equality.”

“Ahead of The Duchess of Edinburgh’s 60th birthday on Monday, a new picture has been released,” the caption read. “The photograph was taken at Bagshot Park in January by @christinaebenezer_ .”

“The Duchess of Edinburgh was interested in Ebenezer’s creative style of photography and wanted to support a rising female photographer,” it continued.

“As The Duchess looks ahead to turning 60, Her Royal Highness has a renewed sense of excitement and commitment to her work around gender equality and looks forward to further embracing and championing this issue in the years to come.”